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What happens when you combine a PIC microcontroller with the idea of retro Christmas lights? Find out in my new tutorial, happy holidays! youtu.be/wiOAHj1wmq8

Any tips for photographing LCDs?

@paulgeraghty OK, hint: this has a 30cm diameter :)

@FriendlyWire One of your earings?

Anybody know what this is?

Now what could you build with this... :) Tutorial coming soon!

Sneak peek for the upcoming video... Any guesses?

@matseng @Hacksterio Yeah it's really more of a general purpose idea :)

@FriendlyWire @Hacksterio Nice! But why did you stop at 24? Did you mix it up with a hour-of-day clock? Oh! I almost posted this and then I got a DOH! moment. Of course it's 24 days when it's an Advent Calendar. I see... Silly me. ;-)

Just in time for the new year, @FriendlyWire created a unique calendar using switches, LEDs, and an analog meter. hackster.io/news/switching…

@3DPrintAficio This will be a one-off project, so no PCB, just hand-wiring on a perfboard. But I want to make it easy to understand for beginners (on my channel I have covered all components, with the exception of the LCD, which will come in the new year).

@FriendlyWire Colour coding and grouping saved me tons of debugging time! Also try schematic software with auto-layout for complex designs.

A bit more parts on the next project... Any ideas how to make the schematic more readable?

Why do calendars have to be boring? Build your own with LEDs, switches, and without any microcontroller! youtu.be/WwnAVz5tlpY

New video coming later today!

@RueNahcMohr I'm afraid this one has no microcontrollers :)

@FriendlyWire ah, seems to be two position switches and one colour LEDs, I'm guessing a single player game now...

Switches and LEDs... what more do you need?

Any ideas what the next video will be about?

@MicrochipMakes Thanks for sharing, I hope it is helpful to beginners! :)

How to flash a PIC® microcontroller in 2025: PICKit3 or MPLAB® Snap? @FriendlyWire helps you figure out which one is best for you: youtu.be/tWbPn_8_RI8

@tdarlic @MicrochipMakes Good question: I wanted to cover beginner and budget-friendly options. Of course the PICkit4 and PICkit5 are also excellent choices.

@MicrochipMakes @FriendlyWire ? What about PicKit4?

Should you use the PICkit3 or the MLAB Snap? New video is out: youtube.com/watch?v=tWbPn_…

@3DPrintAficio Well the Snap doesn't even have HVP, does it?

@FriendlyWire Try LVP mode instead of HVP - often works better with MPLAB Snap. Also check for firmware updates!

So the MPLAB Snap doesn't like HVP (meaning that you cannot use MCLR as an additional input). Any workarounds?

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